Combined Effects of Optimism Level and Caffeine Intake on QEEG Alpha Wave Power: A Pilot Study

Caffeine has a general effect on alpha brain waves (Diukova, 2010). Heavy caffeine users experienced increased neural activity compared to vasoconstriction (Gilbert et al., 2000). Purpose of the pilot study is to assess the effects of caffeine intake and optimism levels on alpha wave activity in heavy caffeine users

Evaluating the Validity of Texas 2 STEPS

The Texas 2 STEPS Evaluation Tool was assessed for face validity. Thirty Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (COMS) piloted the tool while evaluating children under the age of five years. Each participant was asked to evaluate their comfort level working with this population and report the number of years’ experience they have working as a COMS. The majority of participants found the tool useful for assessing orientation and mobility (O&M) skills in children. The Texas 2 STEPS was also found to be user friendly regardless of the COMS years of experience. Together these findings indicate that the Texas 2 STEPS has the potential to be a valid and reliable tool for assessing O&M skills in children with vision impairment

The Relationship between Pain Sensitivity and Eye Tracking

The purpose of the study was to determine if laboratory-induced pain has possible effects on attention as captured by eye tracking technology